North East (London Assembly constituency)

North East is a constituency of the London Assembly. It is represented by Jennette Arnold who was directly elected at the 2004 London Assembly election after previously being elected by the Labour Party list in the 2000 London Assembly election.

North East

Territorial constituency for the London Assembly
North East shown within London
Created	2000 (2000)
Number of members	One
Member	Jennette Arnold
Party	Labour
Last election	2016
Next election	2021

It encompasses the London Boroughs of Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest.

Assembly members

Election		Member	Party
	2000	Meg Hillier	Labour
	2004	Jennette Arnold	Labour

Election results

Ben Seifret was originally selected as the Conservative Party candidate, but on 7 September 2019 resigned as a candidate citing his opposition to Brexit.[1] He subsequently joined the Liberal Democrats. He was replaced in February 2020 by Emma Best, a local councillor in Waltham Forest. [2]

2020 London Assembly election: North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Emma Best
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Pothalingham
	Labour	Sem Moema

2016 London Assembly election: North East[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jennette Arnold	134,307	58.7	+5.6
	Conservative	Sam Malik	32,565	14.2	-4.4
	Green	Samir Jeraj	29,401	12.8	-2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Stacy	14,312	6.3	-0.6
	UKIP	Freddy Vachha	11,315	5.0	+1.6
	Respect	Tim Allen	5,068	2.2	N/A
	Socialist (GB)	Bill Martin	1,293	0.6	N/A
	Communist League	Jonathan Silberman	536	0.2	N/A
Majority			101,742	44.5	+10.0
Total formal votes			228,797	98.8	+0.5
Informal votes			2,734	1.2	-0.5
Turnout			231,531	46	+6.9

2012 London Assembly election: North East[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jennette Arnold	101,902	53.1	+15.1
	Conservative	Naomi Newstead	35,714	18.6	-4.7
	Green	Caroline Allen	29,677	15.5	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Farooq Qureshi	13,237	6.9	-8.1
	UKIP	Paul Wiffen	6,623	3.4	+0.7
	Independent	Ijaz Hayat	4,842	2.5	+2.5
Majority			66,188	34.5	+19.4
Total formal votes			191,995	98.3	+0.4
Informal votes			3,326	1.7	-0.4
Turnout			195,321	39.1	-4.7

2008 London Assembly election: North East[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jennette Arnold	73,551	37.2	+8.2
	Conservative	Alexander Ellis	45,114	22.8	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Meral Ece	28,973	14.6	–4.1
	Green	Aled Fisher	25,845	13.1	+0.1
	Left List	Unjum Mirza	6,019	3.0	N/A
	UKIP	Nicholas Jones	5,349	2.7	–6.2
	Christian (Christian Peoples Alliance)	Maxine Hargreaves	5,323	2.7	N/A
	English Democrat	John Dodds	3,637	1.8	N/A
Majority			28,437	14.7	+4.3
Total formal votes			193,811	97.9
Informal votes			4,082	2.1
Turnout			197,893	43.8	+12.5

2004 London Assembly election: North East[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jennette Arnold	37,380	29.0	–7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Stacy	24,042	18.7	–2.5
	Conservative	Andrew Boff	23,264	18.1	+0.3
	Green	Jon Nott	16,739	13.0	–2.6
	UKIP	R. J. Selby	11,459	8.9	N/A
	Respect	D. R. E. Ryan	11,184	8.7	N/A
	Christian Peoples Alliance	A. A. Otchie	3,219	2.5	N/A
	Communist	J. I. Beavis	1,378	1.1	N/A
Majority			13,338	10.4	-4.6
Total formal votes			128,665	31.3	+2.6

2000 London Assembly election: North East[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Meg Hillier	42,459	36.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Fox	24,856	21.1	N/A
	Conservative	Eric Ollerenshaw	20,975	18.1	N/A
	Green	Yen Chit Chong	18,382	15.6	N/A
	London Socialist	Cecelia Prosper	8,269	7.0	N/A
	Independent	Paul Shaer	1,501	1.3	N/A
	Reform 2000	Erol Basarik	1,144	1.0	N/A
Majority			17,603	15.0	N/A
Total formal votes			117,586	28.7	N/A

References

1. http://camdennewjournal.com/article/candidate-quits-warning-conservative-party-has-been-taken-over-by-a-cult
2. https://twitter.com/CampaigningBen/status/1175837512146784266?s=19
5. BBC Election 2008: results
6. Greater London Authority Election Results
7. London & Local Elections 2000: North East, BBC News